Garment hangers



Jan. 12, 1960 H. KASSARDJIAN 2,920,309

. GARMENT HANGERS Filed May 22, 1958 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 FIG. I

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GARMENT HANGERS Filed May 22) 1958 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 IN VENTOR. H460P [45.52% fiJM/V F/G I ATTORNEY United States Patent h This invention relates to improvements in garment hangers and is particularly directed to garment hangers of the so-called one-piece wire type.

As at present constructed, the conventional one-piece wire garment hanger comprises a single strand or onepiece length of wire bent, intermediate its ends, to provide a pair of upwardly and inwardly extending inclined sections the upper terminals of which are twisted together in fixed relation and have one of the terminals formed into a hook for supporting the hanger on a rod or other support whereby a garment, such as a coat for example, may be supported on the inclined sections. The wire so bent also provides a normally horizontal garment supporting cross-bar or rod extending from the lower terminals of the inclined sections for supporting another garment, such as a pair of trousers for example, which is looped over the cross-bar.

When a pair of trousers or other garment is looped over the cross-bar an undesirable relatively sharp creasing results from the single strand of wire comprising the cross-bar.

Further, when a relatively heavy garment is looped over the single strand cross-bar, the weight results in distortion of the bar with the resultant distortion of the entire hanger.

Many attempts have been made to overcome such undesirable creasing. In certain tailor shops and drycleaning establishments it has been the practice to wrap newspaper, cloth or other material about the cross-bar to strengthen the cross-bar and increase its effective diameter. A more recent practice is the provision of a separate cardboard strip arch-shaped in cross-section and provided with a slit at each of its ends for engagingthe lower portions of the inclined sections whereby to retain the strip on the cross-bar. These arrangements have been successful to some slight degree in preventing the undesirable creasing of the garment looped over the cross-bar, but each has many objections, such as the cost of the wrapping or cardboard strip which must be replaced repeatedly with subsequent use of the hanger and more particularly the labor costs involved in applying the wrappings or cardboard strips to the hanger, particularly in establishments where many thousands of hangers are used.

One of the objects of the present invention resides in the provision of a garment hanger of the character indicated wherein the normally horizontal garment or trouser supporting means is so constructed and arranged as to preclude undesirable and discernible creasing of a garment due to its being looped thereover.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of a garment hanger of the character indicated which may be completely constructed by automatic machinery and which does not require any labor subsequent to its manufacture to prepare it for use.

A further object of the invention is to provide a hanger of the character described wherein the normal horizontal garment supporting means is so constructed and arranged as to increase the rigidity of the hanger and thus strengthen the hanger against collapse or distortion.

A further object of the invention is to provide a hangerof the character described which is constructed from a single length of wire without additional attach- "ice ments or the like to render the hanger effective to preclude said creasing.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a hanger of the character described which is simple in construction, economical in manufacture, durable in service, and efficient in use.

In accordance with the present invention a garment hanger is formed from a single strand or one-piece length of wire bent to form a hook at one end thereof and having its other end twisted about the said one end adjacent said hook; and bent intermediate its ends in a manner whereby to provide a normally horizontal crossbar comprising a plurality of runs of wire.

In each of the forms of the invention illustrated in the drawings the horizontally disposed cross-bar or garment supporting member comprises three runs of wire, one run being disposed in a plane above the other two which are substantially equally spaced from the upper run and so disposed that the angle inclosed by lines extending rais to be read in connection with the accompanying.

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Referring to the drawings in detail wherein like reference characters designate like parts throughout the several views:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a hanger constructed in accordance with the present invention;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary end elevation of the dextral or right hand side of the hanger as viewed in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1; t

Fig. 4 is an enlarged end view of the sinistral or left hand side of the hanger as viewed in Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 55 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 66 of Fig. 1 and illustrating a garment looped over the horizontally disposed runs;

Fig. 7 is a diagrammatic view illustrating the manner of forming the horizontally disposed runs relative to each other and the inclined coat supporting sections;

Fig. 8 is a side elevation of a modification of the invention; t Fig. 9 is an enlarged end elevation of the sinistral or left hand side of the modification as viewed in Fig. 8;

Fig. 10 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 1010 of Fig. 8; and

Fig. -l1 is a diagrammatic view similar to Fig. 7 but illustrating the modified form of the invention shown in Fig. 8.

Referring to the drawings in detail and first to the form illustrated in Figsrl to 7 inclusive, the garment hanger 10 is constructed of a single or one-piece length of wire bent, intermediate its ends, to provide a pair the sections 12 as is customary in the use of wire type garment hangers.

The hanger 10 is formed with garment supporting means normally horizontally disposed when in use and which means comprises the intermediate section of the wire which is bent between its ends to constitute an upper member or run 20 and a pair of lower members or runs 22 and '24, respectively, arranged in a manner whereby the lower runs are equally spaced from the upper run transversely with the upper run 20 being disposed centrally of and above the lower runs 22 and 24.

As will be seen from Fig. 6, the angle enclosed by lines extending radially from the center line or axis of the upper run to the center lines or axes of the lower runs 22 and 24 is not less than 90 degrees, whereby, when a garment, for example, a pair of trousers 26, is draped or looped over the three runs, the latter coact to efiect a relatively wide arching of the trousers thereover to thus preclude the forming of readily discernible and undesirable sharply defined creases in the trousers, as is the case when a single strand cross-bar is employed in lieu of the ternary of runs 20, 22, and 24.

The lower end of one of the sections 12, as viewed dextrally in Fig. 1, is curved inwardly-as at 28 and connected to the adjacent end of the upper run 20 while the lower end of the other section 12, as viewed sinistrally with respect to Fig. 1, is formed with a transversely and downwardly disposed loop 30 connected to the adjacent end of the lower run 22 and through which loop 30 extends the adjacent end of the lower run 24, the latter end of the run 24 being linked to the other end of the upper run 20 by a loop 32 (Fig. 4). The other or coincident ends of the lower runs 22 and 24 are connected together by a loop 34 which extends inwardly and upwardly and receives therethrough the end of the run 20 adjacent the inwardly curved portion 28. The loop 34 is constricted about the run 20 while the loop 30 is somewhat contracted about the run 24 and coacts with the loop 34 to maintain the runs in fixed relation. The upper and lowermost portions 36 and 38, respectively, of the loop 30 extend upwardly to mount and support the run 20 centrally and in a plane above that of the runs 22 and 24 whereby the desired arching of the trousers or garment is obtained when looped over the runs.

Tn the form of the invention disclosed in Figs. 8 to 11 of the drawings, both sides of the hanger are formed in substantially the same manner as the left hand side shown in Fig. 1. In thus forming the hanger it will be noted that the lower end of the section 12 of the right hand side is also provided with a transversely disposed loop 40 connected to the adjacent end of the lower run 24 and through which loop 40 extends the adjacent end of the lower run 22 which is linked to the adjacent end of the upper run 20 by a loop 42. As in the case of the loop 30 (Fig. the loop 40 is also provided with the upwardly extending upper and lowermost portions which receive and mount therebetween the adjacentend of the upper run 20 to maintain the latter in fixed relation above the runs 22 and 24.

From the foregoing, it will be apparent that I have provided a novel form of a one-piece wire hanger wherein the usual horizontal garment supporting means is so constructed and arranged that a garment looped thereover does not end to crease by reason of its support by said means.

It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the specific constructions herein illustrated and described, as obviously various changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

What I claim is:

' l. A garment hanger constructed of a one-piece length of wire bent intermediate its ends to provide a pair of upwardly extending end sections connected together at their upper ends and an intermediate section disposed between the lower ends of said end sections, the portion of 5 the wire forming said intermediate section being bent to form a ternary of wire runs arranged one above the others with the latter runs disposed in a common plane and substantially equally spaced a definite distance from the one above for providing a garment support having a cross-sectional contour defined by said runs tending to effect relatively wide arching of a garment when looped over said support to preclude creasing of the garment by said support, one of said lower ends being connected to one end of one of said runs of said ternary and formed with a loop receiving. an. end of another run of said ternary and with the latter end being connected to the adjacent end of the other run of said ternary whereby to secure said runs in fixed relation at said loop, the other of said lower ends being connected with an adjacent end of one of said runs and with the adjacent ends of the others of said runs being connected together and to said last mentioned one of said runs whereby to maintain the ends of said runs, adjacent said last mentioned lower end, in fixed relation.

2. A garment hanger constructed of a one-piece length of wire bent intermediate its ends to provide a pair of upwardly extending end sections connected together at their upper ends and an intermediate section disposed between the lower ends of said end sections, the portion of the wire forming said intermediate section being bent to form a ternary of wire runs arranged one above the others to constitute an upper run and a pair of lower runs and with said lower runs being disposed in a common plane and being substantially equally spaced a definite distance from the upper run for providing a garment support having a cross-sectional contour defined by said runs tending to effect relatively wide arching of a garment when looped over said support to preclude creasing of the garment by said support, one of said lower ends being connected to one end of one of said lower runs and formed with a loop receiving an end of the other lower run and with the latter end being connected to the adjacent end of the upper run of said ternary whereby to secure said runs in fixed relation at said loop, the other of said lower ends being connected to the other end of said upper run, and a loop connecting the other ends of the lower runs together and receiving therethrough said last mentioned lower end whereby to maintain said runs adjacent said last mentioned loop in fixed relation.

3. A garment hanger constructed of a one-piece length of wire bent intermediate its ends to provide a pair of upwardly extending end sections connected together at their upper ends and an intermediate section disposed between the lower ends of said end sections, the portion of the wire forming said intermediate section being bent to form a ternary of wire runs arranged one above the others to constitute an upper run and a pair of lower runs and with the latter runs being disposed in a common plane and being substantially equally spaced a definite distance from the upper run for providing a garment support having a contour defined by said runs tending to effect relatively wide arching of a garment when looped over said support to preclude creasing of the garment by said support, each of said lower ends being connected to one end of one of said lower runs and formed with a loop receiving an end of another run and with the latter end being connected to the adjacent end of the upper run of said ternary whelreby to secure said runs in fixed relation at each loop.

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